Normal values for cardiovascular magnetic resonance in adults and children

Table 16 Right atrial volume and function in the adult for the SSFP technique based on the biplane-area-length method according to reference [21]

Parameter	mean	SD	Lower/ upper limits*
Max. RA volume (ml)	103	33	37-169
Max. RA volume/BSA (ml/ m²)	54	18	18-90
Min. RA volume (ml)	51	20	11-91
Min. RA volume/BSA (ml/m²)	27	11	5-49
SV (ml)	52	17	18-86
SV/BSA (ml/m²)	27	9	9-45
EF (%)	51	9	33-69

RA = left atrial; Max. = maximal; Min. = minimal; SV = stroke volume; EF = ejection fraction; SD = standard deviation; BSA = body surface area; * = calculated as mean ± 2*SD; since no influence of gender was demonstrated, gender specific values are not presented.

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